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New York, New York, United States

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

Developed programming for students and the general public in collaboration with museum staff. Conducted outreach and coordinated with student groups and community organizations. Hosted and staffed events including Roommate, the Tang Holiday Bazaar, Tang Hearts Students, and Skele-Tang. Advise staff on student engagement.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profiled museum exhibitions, acquisitions, and programming for Year in Review Endowment Report. Wrote personalized letters to major donors, apprising them of the impact of their endowed and other major gifts. Wrote invitations for donor-only events to maintain and strengthen philanthropic relationships. Created centralized development tools segmenting donors’ event interests by department and exhibition to support targeted stewardship efforts. Analyzed endowing donors’ history of interests and participation to identify new, meaningful stewardship opportunities. Identified new and elevated museum benefactors to update annual report and donor wall. Prepared up-to-date benefactor bios for Annual Meeting. Reviewed internal credit line memos to ensure proper donor recognition, consistent with terms of corporate sponsorship and donor gifts. Gained familiarity with endowment fund reports and helped update them for new fiscal year.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Assisted with the curation and installation of two art exhibitions, A Delicate Balance and Art Therapy. Managed social media marketing and communications, increasing Instagram accounts reached by 469%, engagement by 39%, and followers by 4% through the use of posts, stories, and reels. Conducted interviews with artists and wrote blog posts highlighting their backgrounds and artistic practices. Assisted with the planning and hosting of in-person and virtual art events, including artists’ talks, collaborative art making events, opening and closing receptions, and First Fridays. Managed external communications through newsletters and event notification emails. Maintained inventory of artworks using Masterpiece Manager.

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

Reached out to college leadership to propose program to assist Class of 2024 sophomores with transition from remote study to on-campus learning. Coordinated with Director of the Office of First Year Experience to create Sophomore Advisory Council. Planned Sophomore Orientation to address the impacts of the pandemic on the Class of 2024 and build community. Developed and conducted events and programming in collaboration with various campus entities to support students’ transition to on-campus life.

Northborough, Massachusetts, United States

Tutored students across disciplines and skill levels to help improve writing skills, output, time management.

Southborough, Massachusetts, United States

Assisted lead instructor in planning educational art projects for children aged 3-9. Taught and assisted children in art workshops.

Northborough, Massachusetts, United States

Managed the team that designed and produced Sachem, Algonquin Regional High School’s annual literary and arts magazine. Managed communications, fundraising, event planning, submissions, art and literary selections, design and distribution of the magazine. Attended Columbia Scholastic Press Association conference at Columbia University for high school publications.

Northborough, Massachusetts, United States

Contributed towards: soliciting submissions, selecting pieces, designing and distributing the magazine, fundraising, and planning events.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Volunteered at Pine Street Inn, a non-profit organization that provides services and housing for the homeless community in Boston. Volunteered in a wide range of functional areas including providing administrative support, assisting with meal preparation and service, assembling welcome amenities and providing social activities for residents, and welcoming visitors to the Inn at the front desk.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Interned at a contemporary art museum called Ruby City which will be opening to the public in the fall of 2019. Researched art and artists, created descriptive write-ups for art installations on display, and composed social media posts. Spent time with staff to learn about and witness art installation, toured art storage and conservation, and other behind the scenes work that goes into running a museum.